Keene State College Chamber Singers Partner with Hundred Nights Shelter

November 28, 2011

Group Promotes Awareness of Homelessness and Donates Portion of Concert Proceeds

Keene, NH, November 28, 2011: This holiday season Keene State College Chamber
Singers is partnering with the Hundred Nights Shelter in Keene to help the
shelter with donations, perform for the shelter, offer free tickets to a
campus concert, and to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness.
Hundred Nights Shelter was founded by Keene State alumni, Donald Primrose. The
shelter opened on January 5, 2010. More on the shelter can be found online at
www.hundrednights.org.

This partnership is part of a larger community engagement effort. Each
semester, the Keene State College Chamber Singers work with a local
organization to help our community. The program encourages and empowers Keene
State students to understand and contribute to community needs. The Chamber
Singers will partner with Stonewall Farm in the spring 2012 semester, and
Monadnock Conservancy during the fall 2012 semester.

“Our work with local organizations helps build wisdom and empathy for people
who face difficult situations - in many cases, any one of us could face the
same challenges,” said Keene State College Assistant Professor or Music
Education, Sandra Howard. “We look forward to working with Hundred Nights
Shelter this year - the organization serves our community in such an important
way, and we are happy to be able to give back.”

The Keene State College community and Keene residents are invited to attend a
campus concert entitled “Songs from Sunlight to Twilight” to help support
Hundred Nights Shelter. Nonperishable food items will be collected at the
concert.

When and where: Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Redfern Arts Center Alumni Recital Hall on Wyman Way at Keene State College

Tickets: Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults who are not students. Tickets may be purchased at the Redfern Box Office by calling 603-358-2168 or ordering online at www.keene.edu/racbp. Hundred Nights Shelter will receive 20 percent of the proceeds from each ticket sold.

Our community is also invited to participate in a candlelight vigil
coordinated by Hundred Nights Shelter and other local assistance
organizations, on Wednesday, December 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Central Square, in
Keene.

About Keene State College

Keene State College is a preeminent public liberal arts college that ensures
student access to world-class academic programs. Integrating academics with
real-world application and active community and civic engagement, Keene State
College prepares graduates to meet society’s challenges by thinking
critically, acting creatively, and serving the greater good. To learn more
about Keene State College, visit www.keene.edu.